Suspects flee Nixa police, arrested in Lawrence County

3:16 PM,
Jan. 22, 2013

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News-Leader Staff

Police officers caught some early morning adrenaline on Thursday with a pursuit that began at the intersection of Gregg and Inman roads. It ended hours later in Mount Vernon.

Nixa police received a call at 2:45 a.m. from a citizen reporting a suspicious vehicle, according to a police report. A patrol officer arrived at the intersection and noticed a four-door silver vehicle driving erratically and fleeing. The patrol officer attempted to pull over the driver, to no success.

The chase moved westward. At one point, police attempted to use stop sticks, strips of metal spikes designed to ...